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Pharmacy Directorate

Band 5 Pharmacy Quality Officer - Technical Services

There has been significant investment in Pharmacy Technical Services. We are looking for an experienced highly motivated Pharmacy Quality Officer to join our well established Quality team within Technical Services. The role will support the further development of the service.  

The MHRA licenced ‘Specials’ pharmacy manufacturing unit is based at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and is a modern purpose built unit within the hospital.  The service encompasses aseptic, chemotherapy, over labelling and re-packaging products, supplying both the trust and external organisations. The quality team also support the licensed activities within the Radiopharmacy service at UHNM.

Main duties of the job

• Assist in the operation of, maintenance of and development of the Pharmacy Quality Management Systems (PQMS) meeting the changing requirements of the department, the Trust and external regulators.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with the terms of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) Manufacturer’s ‘Specials’ Licence, ICH and other national guidelines related to pharmaceutical manufacturing and reconstitution or repackaging activities.
• Support PQMS including electronic and paper based documentation systems ensuring compliance to the requirements of MHRA GxP data Integrity
• Support the routine environmental monitoring of cleanroom facilities. Responsible for review and trending of data produced
• Support the future development of the Pharmacy Services delivered to patients across the organisation. This is in line with the Directorate Business Plan and the Trust Vision and Strategic Objectives
• Act as a releasing officer or be eligible to undertake training to be a releasing officer and undertake scheduled releasing sessions within production
• Monitor Key Performance Indicators and support the development of a performance dashboard for pharmacy technical services
• Take every opportunity to promote the work of the Technical Services Team at a regional and national level through practice research, abstracts, poster presentations and networking

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.